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Volume 138; Issue 1-3

Livestock Science

Volume 138; Issue 1-3

1

Feed intake of Holstein, Danish Red, and Jersey cows in automatic milking systems

I. Halachmi, C.F. Børsting, E. Maltz, Y. Edan, M.R. Weisbjerg

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2011

Language:

english

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2

Forced versus free traffic in an automated milking system

L. Munksgaard, J. Rushen, A.M. de Passillé, C.C. Krohn

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2011

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english

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3

Feeding transition cows with oilseeds: Effects on fatty acid composition of adipose tissue, colostrum and milk

F. Leiber, R. Hochstrasser, H.-R. Wettstein, M. Kreuzer

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2011

Language:

english

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4

Semen quality and reproductive performance after artificial insemination with boar sperm stored in a gelatin-supplemented extender

C.D. Corcini, F. Moreira, R. Pigozzo, A.S. Varela Jr., N.U. Torres, T. Lucia Jr.

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2011

Language:

english

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5

Animal performance, carcass traits and meat characteristics of Assaf and Merino × Assaf growing lambs

A.B. Rodríguez, R. Bodas, R. Landa, Ó. López-Campos, A.R. Mantecón, F.J. Giráldez

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2011

Language:

english

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6

Effect of supplemental exogenous enzymes on performance of finishing Awassi lambs fed olive cake-containing diets

M.S. Awawdeh, B.S. Obeidat

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2011

Language:

english

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7

Epistatic quantitative trait loci affecting chemical body composition and deposition as well as feed intake and feed efficiency throughout the entire growth period of pigs

C. Duthie, G. Simm, A. Doeschl-Wilson, E. Kalm, P.W. Knap, R. Roehe

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2011

Language:

english

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8

Animal performance and production efficiencies of Holstein-Friesian, Jersey and Jersey × Holstein-Friesian cows throughout lactation

R. Prendiville, K.M. Pierce, L. Delaby, F. Buckley

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2011

Language:

english

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9

Diet selection of beef cattle on Atlantic grassland-heathland mosaic: Are heathers more preferred than expected?

Nerea Mandaluniz, Arantza Aldezabal, Luis M. Oregui

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2011

Language:

english

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10

Ovarian function in cows submitted to acute stress during proestrus

Rosiára Rosária Dias Maziero, Aline Carvalho Martins, Marcos Rollemberg Mollo, Ian Martin, Michele Ricieri Bastos, João Carlos Pinheiro Ferreira, Rodolfo Rumpf, Roberto Sartori

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2011

Language:

english

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11

Reducing milk induced cross-sucking of group housed calves by an environmentally enriched post feeding area

G. Ude, H. Georg, A. Schwalm

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2011

Language:

english

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12

Assessment of physiological adaptation of indigenous and crossbred cattle to hypoxic environment in Ethiopia

Z. Wuletaw, M. Wurzinger, T. Holt, T. Dessie, J. Sölkner

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2011

Language:

english

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13

Compensatory effect of dietary phosphorus on performance of growing pigs and development of bone mineral density assessed using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry

W.F. Ryan, P.B. Lynch, J.V. O'Doherty

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2011

Language:

english

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PDF, 175 KB

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14

Effects of perilla (Perilla frutescens L.) seeds supplementation on performance, carcass characteristics, meat quality and fatty acid composition of rabbits

P.G. Peiretti, L. Gasco, A. Brugiapaglia, F. Gai

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2011

Language:

english

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15

Restricted feeding of goats during the last third of gestation modifies both metabolic parameters and behaviour

Bérengère Laporte-Broux, Christine Duvaux-Ponter, Sabine Roussel, Julie Promp, Pascale Chavatte-Palmer, Andrew A. Ponter

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2011

Language:

english

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16

Hair cortisol levels in dairy cows from winter housing to summer highland grazing

A. Comin, A. Prandi, T. Peric, M. Corazzin, S. Dovier, S. Bovolenta

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2011

Language:

english

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17

Growth performance of lambs fed different protein supplements in barley-based diets

L. Karlsson, K. Martinsson

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2011

Language:

english

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18

Is demand the answer? An exploration of pro-poor, demand-led research

Claire Heffernan, Federica Misturelli

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2011

Language:

english

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english, 2011

19

Developing marker-assisted models for evaluating growth traits in Canadian beef cattle genetic improvement

G. Tang, X. Li, G. Plastow, S.S. Moore, Z. Wang

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2011

Language:

english

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PDF, 310 KB

english, 2011

20

Does omission of a regular milking event affect cow comfort?

Keelin O'Driscoll, David Gleeson, Bernadette O'Brien, Laura Boyle

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2011

Language:

english

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21

Effect of phytase level in a low phosphorus diet on performance and bone development in weaner pigs and the subsequent effect on finisher pig bone development

P.F. Varley, B. Flynn, J.J. Callan, J.V. O'Doherty

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2011

Language:

english

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PDF, 170 KB

english, 2011

22

Evaluation of multi-microbe probiotics prepared by submerged liquid or solid substrate fermentation and antibiotics in weaning pigs

J.Y. Choi, P.L. Shinde, S.L. Ingale, J.S. Kim, Y.W. Kim, K.H. Kim, I.K. Kwon, B.J. Chae

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2011

Language:

english

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PDF, 189 KB

english, 2011

23

Ultrasonographic monitoring of early pregnancy development in Murrah buffalo heifers (Bubalus bubalis)

João Carlos Pinheiro Ferreira, Ian Martin, Cristiane Rumi Irikura, Lyndsay Unno Gimenes, Caroline Junko Fujihara, André Mendes Jorge, Eunice Oba

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2011

Language:

english

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24

Evaluation of cinnamon and garlic as antibiotic growth promoter substitutions on performance, immune responses, serum biochemical and haematological parameters in broiler chicks

Mehdi Toghyani, Majid Toghyani, Abbasali Gheisari, Gholamreza Ghalamkari, Shahin Eghbalsaied

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2011

Language:

english

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25

On-farm welfare and carcass fat score of bulls at slaughter

Tuomas Herva, Arto Huuskonen, Anna-Maija Virtala, Olli Peltoniemi

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2011

Language:

english

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26

Effect of two beta adrenergic agonists and feeding duration on feedlot performance and carcass characteristics of finishing lambs

M.A. Lopez-Carlos, R.G. Ramirez, J.I. Aguilera-Soto, A. Plascencia, H. Rodriguez, C.F. Arechiga, R.M. Rincon, C.A. Medina-Flores, H. Gutierrez-Bañuelos

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2011

Language:

english

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english, 2011

27

Modulation of antioxidant status and lipid peroxidation in erythrocyte by dietary supplementation during heat stress in buffaloes

Ajeet Kumar, Gyanendra Singh, B.V. Sunil Kumar, S.K. Meur

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2011

Language:

english

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28

Effects of feed restriction and realimentation on mohair fiber growth and tissue gain by growing Angora goats

R. Puchala, A.K. Patra, G. Animut, T. Sahlu, A.L. Goetsch

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2011

Language:

english

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29

Chemical composition and standardised ileal digestibilities of crude protein and amino acids in grain legumes for growing pigs

D. Jezierny, R. Mosenthin, N. Sauer, S. Roth, H.-P. Piepho, M. Rademacher, M. Eklund

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2011

Language:

english

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30

Quantifying short-term foraging behavior of cattle grazing a tall grass: A preliminary study with maize

Masahiko Hirata, Tomomi Tanikawa, Manabu Tobisa

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2011

Language:

english

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31

Optimal replacement policies and economic value of clinical observations in sow herds

Sara V. Rodríguez, Tina Birk Jensen, Lluis M. Plà, Anders Ringgaard Kristensen

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2011

Language:

english

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english, 2011

32

Computing effective population size from molecular data: The case of three rare Spanish ruminant populations

I. Cervantes, J.M. Pastor, J.P. Gutiérrez, F. Goyache, A. Molina

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2011

Language:

english

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33

Effects of hops on in vitro ruminal fermentation of diets varying in forage content

N. Narvaez, Y. Wang, Z. Xu, T. McAllister

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2011

Language:

english

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34

Effects of Saururus chinensis extract supplementation on growth performance, meat quality and slurry noxious gas emission in finishing pigs

X. Ao, L. Yan, Q.W. Meng, T.X. Zhou, J.P. Wang, H.J. Kim, J.H. Cho, I.H. Kim

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2011

Language:

english

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35

The effect of Lactobacillus on the expression of porcine β-defensin-2 in the digestive tract of piglets

Jinhua Zhang, Jun Deng, Yunfeng Li, Qian Yang

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2011

Language:

english

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english, 2011

36

Innate immune response of blood neutrophils in Iberian pigs under different production systems

S. García-Torres, D. Tejerina, E. Ortega

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2011

Language:

english

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english, 2011

37

Effects of the fermented juice of epiphytic lactic acid bacteria (FJLB) and molasses on digestibility and rumen fermentation characteristics of ruzigrass (Brachiaria ruziziensis) silages

S. Bureenok, W. Suksombat, Y. Kawamoto

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2011

Language:

english

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english, 2011

38

Estimation of (co)variance components and genetic parameters for growth and wool traits of Chinese superfine merino sheep with the use of a multi-trait animal model

Jiang Di, Yuan Zhang, Ke-Chuang Tian, Lazate, Jian-Feng Liu, Xin-Min Xu, Ya-Jun Zhang, Ting-Hu Zhang

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2011

Language:

english

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english, 2011

39

Genetic parameters of protein efficiency and its relationships with yield traits in lactating dairy cows

P. Zamani, S.R. Miraei-Ashtiani, D. Alipour, H. Aliarabi, A.A. Saki

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2011

Language:

english

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english, 2011

40

Analysis of two pit-1 gene polymorphisms and relationships with growth performance traits in Podolica young bulls

Maria Selvaggi, Cataldo Dario, Giovanni Normanno, Angela Dambrosio, Marco Dario

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2011

Language:

english

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Editorial Board

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2011

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english

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